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Jerry Traunfeld’s Nasturtium Capers
Adapted from The Herbfarm Cookbook by Jerry Traunfeld (Scribner 2000) Nasturtiums are true multi-use flowers. They’re easy to grow and beautiful, and they attract pollinators to your garden to boot....
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My First Cookbook: Thank you Beaj
I just turned 37. I’ve been cooking in one way or the other for nearly 30 years now. I started young; being raised as a daughter by a Mexican-American family pretty much guaranteed that I would know...
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Squash-a-palooza: Summer Squash Relish
It’s 80 degrees and sunny in Seattle today. I’m in Maui right now but cheering on the last warm days before heading into what will surely be a bittersweet, gorgeous Fall. If you are still harvesting...
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Squash-a-palooza: Spiced Summer Squash Bread
Move over, zucchini bread. This summer squash bread is delightfully and perfectly spiced, moist, and travels well. It’s the perfect quick breakfast to jump-start your day. This recipe makes a...
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Squash-a-palooza: Summer Squash and Corn Chowder
Oh my squash. This chowder is truly, simply, really delicious. And fast and easy to make! You can also prepare it vegan or vegetarian by subbing the milk and omitting the bacon, see instructions...
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Squash-a-palooza: Perfectly Simple Grilled Squash
This might be the last time you get to break out the grill in 2012, so take full advantage! If summer squash and zucchini have been mysteriously showing up on your doorstep as gardening neighbors do...
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Upcountry Maui: O’o Farm, Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm, and Surfing Goat Dairy
Maui’s beaches and sightseeing are indeed spectacular, but there’s an entirely different experience waiting should you decide to visit gorgeous Upcountry near Haleakala. It’s about 10 degrees cooler...
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Gorgeous Gougeres
I have no idea where October and November went. October was an abnormally beautiful month in Seattle and I was thrilled that so much of our garden was still productive during official Fall. We spent...
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Southwest meets Northwest: Green Chile and Smoked Salmon Chowder
My freezer is stocked with New Mexican green chile after a trip home over Thanksgiving, so I’m about as content as a Southwestern girl can get. I have plans for all that chile–it absolutely shines in...
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Pastured Meat: Clams with Chorizo, Kale and Saffron
Add Blue Valley Meats from Walla Walla to the list of Washington farms that we love and frequent. We use their neighborhood pickup service and it’s worked out great; choose a participating delivery...
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